Chapter 159 Only give them one way
"I have an idea."
At this moment, Chen Cao assumed the airs of a Lord of Heavenly Dynasty, then stared at Ukita Hideya and said: "The Choshu Domain has a strong military force now, which is not what you know."
The people in the palace were shocked. Anyone with a little bit of brains would know that this was a spy from the Ming Dynasty.
At this moment, Shimazu Tadashi was only thinking about how many Ming country spies like him were there in his Satsuma domain, besides the inconspicuous lower-level samurai Hirata Shoichi.
Everyone had different thoughts, so they heard Chen Cao continue to say: "According to the news from this prince, in order to prevent the shogunate from suppressing them, the Choshu Domain, like your Satsuma Domain, has reserved a large number of reserve troops. If they go all out To resist, at least one hundred thousand people can be recruited.”
One hundred thousand?
This number is a shocking figure for Japanese people.
The people in the palace were silent for a while. Their sources of information basically came from Shimazu Tadahashi, and now that Chen Cao dared to say this, it meant that the people of the Ming Dynasty must have accurate information.
"Huiyuan is waiting..."
Ukita Hideie pondered and then spoke: "In the Battle of Sekigahara, Terumoto was half-hearted. Although the Mori clan suffered all the benefits from Lord Sekiba, he did not turn against the enemy like Kobayakawa Hideaki during the war. His people The product is still okay;
He is waiting for the first battle between our army and the Tokugawa family..."
After Chen Cao finished listening, he interjected: "Sir Hideya's knowledge is correct. The Mori family must be waiting for the decisive battle between you and the Tokugawa army. If this battle is won, the situation on the battlefield may change." Afterwards, Maori may help you directly on the battlefield."
Everyone's eyelids twitched, and Sanada Yukimura suddenly spoke: "Marquis Dingwu, this battle will definitely be earth-shattering. Do you have a plan for your army?"
Chen Cao knew that they would definitely ask: "General Hideyori now dominates Kyushu Island, but he has not actually fought directly with the Tokugawa family, so this battle is a key battle for General Hideyori, and General Hideyori must also fight in this battle." To come forward to fight, I believe the people from the Tokugawa family are not small;
Therefore, in order to establish your foothold in Japan, I will definitely contribute in this battle, but...
I have other things to do. After these things are done, the rest will be left to you. "
Ukita Hideie was stunned and turned to look at Sanada Yukimura. Sanada Yukimura was silent for a moment and then suddenly raised his head: "Shoubu Hou, could it be..."
"No need to make random guesses," Chen Cao stood up and stretched his muscles: "I might as well tell you directly that you have restrained the Tokugawa clan's army in the territory of the Maori clan. I took a sea ship to Edo Castle in Musashi Kingdom and attacked Huanglong... ."
People in the palace were frightened. The people of the Ming Dynasty were really bold. If they really wanted to do this kind of thing, I am afraid that only the great fool of Owari Kingdom would be crazy enough to do it.
"One word wakes up the dreamer..." Sanada Yukimura sighed: "After this, I really have to work harder..."
Ukita Hideie bowed towards Chen Cao: "Everything is left to Marquis Dingwu..."
Seeing this, Hideyori also understood Chen Cao's final intention, and then bowed and saluted: "When he regains power in Japan, he will definitely ask future generations to pay tribute to heaven and the country every year..."
"Your task is not small, because I predict that the enemies you will fight head-on will be five times as many as yours. Therefore, how long you can hold them back is your business. If I haven't captured Edo yet, The city will be defeated and your entire army will be defeated. This is considered a fate, and there is nothing I can do..."
Everyone was silent. There were 100,000 of them, and five times as many, that would be a full 500,000.
"Master Xiujia's plan turns out to coincide with Marquis Dingwu..."
Sanada Yukimura lamented that Ukita Hideie's suggestion to use Hizen Country as bait to urge the shogunate army to come as soon as possible for the decisive battle was considered a big plan. In this way, the shogunate would definitely not make adequate preparations, but they would just wait and see. , just need to wait to attack this tired army in a big battle.
Now that we have said this, it is better to tell these people the whole plan. Now, after the shogunate's ban on seagoing "No board is allowed to go into the sea" is issued, the shogunate has no more than a hundred sea ships, and with Chen Cao's naval strength, It was enough to wipe out all the warships of the entire shogunate after a naval battle.
The people present were all Hideyori's confidants and the Shimazu family who had been tied to the warship. Naturally, no one would risk their wealth and life.
But Sun Chuanting is still worried that someone will use this as a bargaining chip to gain the trust of the other party, such as the Shimadzu family.
Chen Cao naturally knew what Sun Chuanting meant before, so he told Sun Chuanting before: "When the news reaches the shogunate, his son will definitely be killed. The reason why the Shimazu family surrendered and pledged their allegiance again is that they still can't give up." It’s just the honor of the Kojima lord and the Satsuma Kingdom that the Shimadzu family has run for hundreds of years. Therefore, when they use our information to exchange for the Tokugawa family’s forgiveness, there are only two results...
First, the news is true, but the Tokugawa clan will still not let them go. Even if the Shimazu clan is not destroyed after the war, it is absolutely impossible for the Satsuma clan to take over the land of the Three Kingdoms again;
Second, the Tokugawa clan would think that they were spreading false news and would not pay any attention to it.
Therefore, I also tend to think that the Tokugawa clan will choose the second point. "
At that time, Sun Chuanting had one last question: "What if the shogunate takes it seriously and sets a big trap in Edo Castle?"
Chen Cao's answer: "Our ships are convenient and it only takes two days to arrive by sea. The trip back and forth is very fast. Unless the Toyotomi clan is a pig, and when the time comes to turn around and kill them with a carbine, their main army will definitely be defeated, so , why do you think I’m the only one reaping the benefits..."
"The Marquis also has spies in Edo?"
Chen Cao's proud expression at that time said: "Don't forget that I was born in Jinyiwei."
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"They only have one way..."
Chen Cao broke the silence in the palace: "The official road behind the mountain at the junction of Toyoga County and Houna County in Nagato Province is called Kamiya River. It is a whole plain, and this is where the decisive battle with the Tokugawa Army happened."
Sanada Yukimura was greatly shocked. What worried him was that the Ming people actually found out the opponent's location clearly.
Ukita Hideie nodded: "I think so too. There are high mountains in both places, which can be used as shields for surprise attacks. The terrain of Kamiya River has an 'eight' shape, and it is the official road of Toyoga County. This is theirs." the only way;
The place where Lord Guan Bai fought the decisive battle with the Ryuzoji army was precisely in this Kamiya River. "
Sanada Yukimura did not participate in Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Western Expedition, but his father Yukimasa did. As the core of the Toyotomi family's generals, Sanada Yukimura really followed the Ukita Hideyoshi's arrangement for a decisive battle with the Tokugawa army at the Kamiya River. The first thing he had to do there was to explore the topography of the Kamiya River in person.
"My mission is to assist General Hideyori to regain the power of Japan. As for the war, now that General Yukimura is here, I will not give too much guidance. After all, going deep into the territory of Musashi Country is also a major event. I will take the lead here. I wish General Hideyori a successful victory in the battle at Kamiya River. In this way, I can be considered to have completed the mission assigned by His Majesty."
Hideyori and the others hurriedly bowed and saluted, and then Chen Cao led his people away. He did not live in Kumamoto Castle, but in the Dingwu Army camp outside the city. He was far away in another country. For someone like him who was very suspicious, For people, the safest place is in one's own military camp. If you are not protected, if you are killed by the Tokugawa family's assassins in Kumamoto Castle, it will be a bloody misfortune for eight lifetimes.
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"Do our spies have any valuable information?"
Chen Cao took a sip of strong tea to relieve his hangover in the camp, and then looked at Liao Yaowen.
"The Hyakuhe headquarters in the Choshu Domain are doing their best to survey the terrain of the Kamiya River. They only need to wait for the navy to return by sea for a few days before they can bring back the topographic map of the Musashi Kingdom."
Chen Cao nodded. His arrangements that had been planned several years in advance are finally showing improvement. However, what he is more worried about now is that this year is already April, the fifth year of Tianqi, and Wei Zhongxian's party has begun to vigorously develop an independent force. It was at its peak, because many Donglin Party members died this year, and it was also the most intense year of the showdown between the Donglin Party and the Eunuch Party.
What Chen Cao is most worried about now is whether Xu Kaixian, the commander of Nanzhen Fusi, can stand alone to protect the Donglin Party members Chen Cao has some good friends with in Nanjing City, as well as Zhang Wenda, one of the Donglin Party bosses.
'Tick tock..tick tock..'
Chen Cao's fingers were tapping regularly on the desk. Now he is waiting. There is one last major thing to do in the Japanese country, which is to complete the decisive battle between the Toyotomi Army and the Tokugawa Army and establish an equal share of the shares between them in the Japanese country. Only when the situation is good can we return home, otherwise there will be endless troubles.
"Is the Marquis worried about the war?"
Sun Chuanting was like a roundworm in Chen Cao's stomach. After entering the tent, he quietly sat on the chair opposite Chen Cao.
Chen Cao was still knocking on the desk, but his eyes were already looking over: "Bo Ya, what do you think our chances of winning this sneak attack on Edo are?"
Sun Chuanting thought for a while, and then said: "If there is no thief, the chance of winning this sneak attack on Edo City is 90%."
"oh?"
"The lower official carefully asked officials who knew the situation in Japan. If the Tokugawa family sends a large number of troops, they must have more soldiers in their so-called main force, and these soldiers are gathered in Edo Castle. Therefore, if the force is indeed around 500,000 , then the Tokugawa army has at least 50,000 soldiers;
At this rate, there will definitely not be too many soldiers guarding Edo Castle. Even if there are, I heard that they are in the hands of the so-called "Gosanjia" daimyo in the surrounding areas. Our army has war horses and can quickly penetrate. At this rate, even if they react and dispatch The army rescued Edo Castle. By that time, we had completed our mission, caught up with the warship, and left. "
Chen Cao stopped typing, and then stared at Sun Chuanting: "Bo Ya, your idea is good, and it is exactly the same as mine. Now we only need to wait for the navy to come back from the sea. Whether it succeeds or not, hehe..."
